NDP fundraises more than $872,000 in second quarter, but lags behind Grits, Tories

By Jolson LimJul. 31, 2018

Meanwhile, the Conservatives received $6,045,466.13 in the second quarter, dwarfing the NDP fundraising total and almost doubling what the Liberals received.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, speaking to reporters in the House foyer, on May 29. With 16 months or so left before the next election, the party has been slow to increase its fundraising. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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The NDP raised far below what the Liberals and Conservative parties were able to in the second quarter of 2018, newly released financial returns show. It brought in a total of $872,401.72 during that period, with help from some 12,451 supporters, which averaged out to $70 per contributor. In comparison, the Conservatives received $6,045,466.13 in the second quarter, dwarfing the NDP fundraising total and almost doubling what the Liberals received. In a press release on Monday, July 30,

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